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Translating Japan

The "Tradurre il Giappone: il fenomeno manga" conference took place during the latest edition of BCBF. The conference provided a comprehensive ...

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Master Children’s Books & Co.

"The training of professionals for the children's book sector is a subject that BCBF has long felt it was time to commit to. The value ...

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PublisHer

Women in publishing share their stories and visions for a more inclusive industry

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Silent Book Contest 2023

Here are the finalists of the  X Edition of the Silent Book Contest 2023  – Gianni De Conno Award ! After the great success ...

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Silent Book Contest 2022

AVVENTURA NEL REGNO DI PORCELLANA is the winning book of the 9th Edition of the Silent Book Contest – Gianni De Conno Award 2022 , ...

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Silent Book Contest 2023

IL NINJA INNAMORATO is the winning book of the tenth edition of the Silent Book Contest – Gianni De Conno Award 2023 , the first ...

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The Children-Spectators 2022

Coming within the framework of the European Project Mapping – A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years, the exhibition ...

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Ni Hao Shanghai

The “Ni Hao Shanghai” exhibition collects the visual impressions of three Norwegian illustrators—Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Bjørn ...

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Silent Book Contest 2022

Here are the finalists of the  IX Edition of the Silent Book Contest 2022 – Gianni De Conno Award ! After the great success of ...

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Morag Styles, BRAW Juror

In this heartfelt and insightful post, Former Professor of Children’s Poetry at the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Fellow at Homerton ...

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Spotlight on Africa

With the world's youngest population, one of the fastest growing Internet development rates and its many burgeoning economies, Africa is an ...

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BOP2021 - Ojoreja, Argentina

The celebration for the  2021 BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year  is a key part of the ...

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BOP2021 - Topipittori, Italy

The celebration for the  2021 BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year  is a key part of the ...

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Image of the book 2021

During 2021 BCBF Online Edition, Anastasia Arkhipova - president of the Jury - announced the winning illustrators of “ Image of the Book ...

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Ode to the Translators

During the International Forum on Children's Literary Translation, Kevin Quirk, President of FIT (Fédération Internationale des ...

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Silent Book Contest 2021

  The Silent Book Contest  - Gianni De Conno Award 2021 is the first international contest dedicated to books without words, ...

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The Children-Spectators 2021

“The Children-Spectators” is an exhibition coming within the framework of the European project “ Mapping. A Map on the aesthetics ...

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Universal Rigths to Poetry

Much loved by a wide audience and translated into many languages,  Bernard  Friot  - poet, writer and translator - is our guest on ...

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Is There Something in the Air?

A “playful antivirus” made of words that cross borders and fly all around the world to enter the homes of boys and girls. The children’s ...

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CICLA 2020: and the award goes to...

The  Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award  (CICLA) is one of the longest running literary prizes in China. ...

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BOP2021 - Scholastic, USA

The celebration for the  2021 BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year  is a key part of the ...

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BRAW 2020: the winning books

Since 1966, the BolognaRagazzi Award is given to a book that excels in terms of production quality, visual text and the unique way it broadens ...

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